Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 184: Creating Chaos

Suddenly, Leng Qi’s hoarse voice sounded from behind.

He had not fulfilled her instructions, had not protected her family properly.

In the end, she had to come to the rescue. As a Hidden Guard, it was a dereliction of duty, utterly unforgivable. If this were the Dark Pavilion, failing a mission would mean he’d have to atone with his life.

Seeing Leng Qi’s dejected and remorseful expression, Cheng Xiaoxiao could only comfort him, "Why say things that are useless? What’s important now is to quickly think of a way. Save everyone and consider it making up for your mistakes!"

After all, he wasn’t one of her own; Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t really blame him. She was even more worried about breaking him down, which would be hard to explain to Yanlan later!

Having exited the lower secret prison, she arrived at the Prison Chief’s resting area. Sure enough, there were four unconscious people slumped on the table. Her anesthetic was colorless and odorless, effective for only half an hour; when those people woke up, they’d just think they were drunk.

Of course, the two gatekeepers would not be so easily deceived.

However, as long as they didn’t examine carefully, they wouldn’t notice that the prisoners were swapped.

Moreover, if they let important prisoners escape due to negligence, they would definitely face severe consequences.

So, for the sake of their own lives, even if they noticed something suspicious, they’d still pretend as if nothing had happened.

Once the shift change happened, it would no longer be their responsibility.

Of course, Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t intend to hide it for long; an interrogation would happen sooner or later. But as long as she held out for a few hours to set things up, that would suffice.

Seeing the prison’s main door was just within reach, Cheng Xiaoxiao’s heartbeat inexplicably quickened, sensing that something bad was about to happen.

Sure enough, the guards outside noticed Cheng Xiaoxiao leading someone out of the prison and were about to come over to question her... unexpectedly, they were knocked down by Leng Qi.

At the same time, the system also reminded them that patrol guards were approaching from the street corner, telling them not to act rashly. Unfortunately, Leng Qi acted too quickly, and Cheng Xiaoxiao’s words of warning stuck in her throat, as those two had already collapsed to the ground.

This action happened to be seen by the patrolling soldiers, who were now rapidly approaching.

Damn, they’ve been exposed!

At this moment, the system alerted, "Host, host, you need to quickly save Dalan and Xiaolan, or they’ll be in trouble."

What?

It turned out that the one-eyed Young Master who bought Dalan and Xiaolan had been beaten by the sisters, recuperated for two days at home, and hadn’t attended a gathering. Tonight, after dining at home, he planned to properly deal with his new young maid.

At this moment, the sisters, who had been hungry for two days, were washed and dressed by the maids and tied to the bed of the one-eyed Young Master.

The situation was indeed not optimistic. They had succeeded last time entirely because the opponent hadn’t expected two refugee girls to possess martial arts skills, which caught him off guard.

And tonight, they absolutely wouldn’t be able to escape.

As if that weren’t troublesome enough, there was a more pressing need to rescue Cheng Ran and Cheng Jia.

Recalling the conversation between those two last night, it was still vividly remembered.

And now, Cheng Jia and Cheng Ran actually appeared within the system’s scanning range.

You should know that the system’s scanning range is only 2000 meters, covering the main city of Yu County. Some remote areas still couldn’t be covered, so Cheng Jia and Cheng Ran weren’t in the city previously.

Of course, there was still no trace of Second Brother Cheng Hao so far.

The two young ones were now laid across horseback by soldiers, blindfolded and with their hands tied, entering the city through the North Gate.

It seems this Zhuge Fang is not simple. From casual remarks among ordinary people, it was known that some were taken to do hard labor, but no one knew the specifics.

The system, however, had overheard Zhuge Fang in private talks with Old Man Hong and learned they were raising private soldiers.

Because they wanted to expand the army, they continuously abducted and lured more people to join. Outwardly, the men here mined and did hard labor, but in reality, they were incorporated into the military, trained at a secret base.

And all their families were controlled within the city, leaving them no choice but to work for Zhuge Fang.

With an army, Zhuge Fang established himself as the local overlord in the county city.

And where did the money to maintain the army come from? It’s not hard to guess; of course, it was from exploiting the young masters from various aristocratic families.

Yesterday’s auction of women was a good example.

These young nobles from aristocratic families, who had committed crimes in the capital city, were uniformly exiled here, and Yu County, located on the edge of Yan State, was not under King Qi’s jurisdiction.

Of course, all this was benefits fought for by the Eldest Princess for her disappointing son.

However, what the Eldest Princess didn’t know was that her son was restless, tired of being a local overlord, and had even more ambitious ideas.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but think, this Zhuge Fang was merely the princess’s son, not even the crown prince, at most a cousin of the emperor. Could it be that he also wished to rebel, even though he lacked legitimate reasons?

First, King Yu’s rebellion, now Zhuge Fang hoarding private soldiers, this was just the tip of Tianqi’s iceberg. With such chaos, the capital city was nothing short of a dangerous place.

Last time, from Commander Xue’s mouth, it was learned that after the old emperor passed away, the young emperor, around ten years old, seemed to have difficulty managing the situation. The vassal kings and princes were eager to move, potentially rebelling at any time. Meanwhile, the emperor’s brothers were forming factions and causing trouble at court. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

So, although the capital city appeared harmonious on the surface, undercurrents of turmoil threatened, which was why he didn’t suggest relocating to the capital.

At that time, the news of Great Xia’s invasion hadn’t spread, and King Yu hadn’t rebelled. Things were already difficult then; it’s imaginable how severe the situation is now.

The Little Emperor was indeed pitiful, with good brothers causing disturbances, facing formidable challenges from Great Xia, alongside floods and plagues, calamity upon calamity. This Tianqi seemed doomed.

In that instant, Cheng Xiaoxiao thought through many things, overwhelmed by successive bad news. Leng Qi, who sensed something amiss from behind, asked, "What’s wrong? Rest assured, I can handle these people. You go inside and hide."

Cheng Xiaoxiao shook her head. "No, the situation is very bad now. Dalan, Xiaolan, Cheng Jia, and Cheng Ran are all in danger."

She initially wanted a few hours to set things up and rescue everyone, but given the urgency of the situation, it seemed she could only prioritize her own family now, saving whoever she could!

With this thought, Cheng Xiaoxiao changed her mind, returned to the prison, and retrieved all the cell keys from the wardens, releasing a total of dozens of prisoners from both regular and lower secret cells.

Before releasing them, her condition was that they’d go out to create chaos. Of course, just by saying this, these people, once out, might not exactly follow through.

She also gave each of them two buns, promising that if they succeeded, they’d gather at the North Gate, where she’d have someone to assist them, and they could escape together.

If they didn’t create chaos, they’d just be captured by soldiers. At that point, whether it was severe punishment or immediate execution, she couldn’t care less.

So only by working together did they have a chance to escape Yu County.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s skill at persuasion was rising. Seeing the twinkle in those people’s eyes, as if seeing the dawn of hope, she knew the plan was halfway successful.